Actor Refresh: Neutral Mask
Actor Refresh: Neutral Mask
This course runs for one evening a week, for four weeks.
Our Actor Refresh courses are ideal for professional actors looking to refresh, maintain, or enhance their practice.
Highlights
(Re)Discover Neutral Mask with an expert LAMDA Associate Practitioner.
Connect with a community of like-minded professional peers, in a focused and supportive environment.
Come away with techniques and skills to integrate into your practice.
Is this course for me?
Course Level: Professional
Age Requirement: 21+
This course is most suitable for professional working actors, drama school graduates, and returning actors.
Overview
Location
In-person at LAMDA
Course Fee
£185 (for one class)
Multi-course discount available
Entry Requirements
See below for details
LAMDA Alumni Discount
A 10% discount is available for LAMDA graduates. Find out more below.
Course Dates
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Tuesday 24 September 2025
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Tuesday 7 October 2025
(From 6pm – 9pm)
Application Deadline
Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 3pm (BST)
Apply for multiple Actor Refresh courses for a multi-course discount:
About the course
(Re)Discover LeCoq's technique of the Neutral Mask with this Actor Refresh evening course, designed for professional actors.
Jacques LeCoq was an actor and physical theatre practitioner. His practice of The Neutral Mask is a tool to help actors develop an awareness of space, and puts the actor in a state of readiness to discover and explore. This practical course will cover the basics at a pace suitable for actors with prior acting and voice experience.
"...the Neutral Mask opens the actor to the space around him. It puts him in a state of discovery, of openness, of freedom to receive. It allows him to watch, to hear, to feel, to touch elementary things with the freshness of beginnings.” – Jacques Lecoq
What will I learn?
- You'll discover simplicity in acting and how to develop a genuine sense of ‘play’.
- Cultivate an awareness of the body as an essential tool.
- Practice the concept of neutrality as a state of presence from which all is possible.
- Explore the significance of mask work as a means to enhance the creative potential of professional actors.
“I think I trusted that LAMDA would have courses that were really high quality… They’re experts in what they do, the tutors that they bring in.”
Is this course for me?
This course is suitable if you have trained at drama school, or have significant professional acting experience. You don't need to have studied LeCoq or The Neutral Mask previously to take part in the course.
Our expert tutor will adapt to the specific requirements and experience of the cohort, and you can expect to be challenged and supported to ensure that you get the most out of the course.
This is a professional level course, and is designed for participants with significant acting experience.
View all entry requirements, including age and experience level, below.
Key Information
Need to ask a question? View our FAQs or contact our Short Courses Team.
LAMDA's Actor Refresh courses have no 'product' other than the vitally important task of reconnecting with the joy of acting.
In the day-to-day hustle of being a jobbing actor it is so easy to lose sight of your love of acting, and these courses seek to redress this. Where many workshops aimed at professional actors are industry-focused, taking part in an Actor Refresh course is a radical opportunity to simply act.
Tutor information to be announced.
Please note that from time to time we may need to change the advertised tutor due to availability. In these instances, we will always replace the tutor with an alternative LAMDA tutor or associate.
This course is for participants aged 21+.
Applicants must have at least three professional, verifiable acting credits, or an Acting Qualification at Level 4 or higher. We reserve the right to verify any qualifications you have highlighted in your application form.
In order to train on this course, you should have a level of English that is approximately IELTS 6.0 or equivalent English Language experience.
You can test your level using the Cambridge English Language Assessment or the CEFR’s Self-Assessment Table. B2 Proficiency is roughly equivalent to IELTS 6.0.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Apply for this course through LAMDA directly. We advise you to apply early as places are limited.
Visit the Actor Refresh Application page and begin by choosing the number of classes you'd like to apply to.
Course Fee: £185 (for one class)
Multi-class discount available when booking more than one Actor Refresh class.
Application Fee: None
Alumni Discount:
LAMDA alumni should apply by first contacting [email protected], who will provide you with an individual link to begin your application. Learn more below.
Payment:
When applying to our Actor Refresh courses, you will be asked to pay the full course fee upfront. Click 'Apply Now' on this page to begin your application.
If you meet the eligibility criteria and if spaces remain available, you will be offered a place on the course. If you're not eligible for this course, you'll be contacted by our Admissions Team and will be offered a place on another relevant course or refunded the course fee.
Places on this course are offered on a first come, first served basis, and we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible to ensure a space on the course.
If you'd like to discuss the course and eligibility criteria with our Admissions Team, please get in touch.
Cancellation & Refund Policy:
Please see below for information about our cancellation / refund policy.
LAMDA alumni can access a 10% discount on the total cost of the booking. This means:
- Booking for one class is £166.50
- Booking for the two class bundle is £333
- Booking for the three class bundle is £499.50
To access this LAMDA alumni discount, email us at [email protected] including the below information, and we'll provide a bespoke application link:
- Full name
- Year of LAMDA graduation
- Your LAMDA course
- How many Actor Refresh classes you wish to apply for
- Which Actor Refresh classes you wish to apply for
